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COAL-OIL STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,259l dated January 27, 1885.

Application led January 14, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER RIEss- NER., of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Coal-Oil Stoves, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to coal-oil stoves of that class used for cooking; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction of the same and in certain details, as hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section, and Fig. 4 is a` transverse or horizontal section on the line x x of Fig. 3.

The object of this invention is to produce a coal-oil stove or range that will be better adapted to the purposes of both baking and cooking than those now in general use.

I construct my improved stove in the general form shown in Fig. 1, with a rectangular body, A., having the oven O located centrally therein, and having a dat top,like an ordinary cooking-range, with holes for the kettles in said top, so that the various cooking operations of baking and boiling can be carried on simultaneously, and to the best advanta-ge in respect to economy of fuel.

As shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, an open space or chamber is formed in the lower part of the body for the reception of thelamps L, of which there are two, one at each side. A transverse partition, H, extends over this space, thus forming a iiue, G, across the entire bottorn of the oven, as shown in Fig. 3, and at each side of the oven is a vertical iue, F, eX- tending from front to rear, and which,by slots 19 at their upper ends, connect with a transverse flue, l), occupying the entire space between the top of the oven and the top plate of the stove, so that the heat dues or space extends entirely around four sides of the oven. In order, however, to regulate the heat and apply more of it to the lower portion of the oven when it is desired to use the latter, I locate at the bottom of each flue F, and directly over each lamp, a rectangular box or flue, R, which is somewhat narrower than the iiue F, and which is open at top and bottom, and also has an opening, o, in its inner wall communicating with the flue G under the oven, as shown in Fig. 3. Over each of these I locate a curved damper or defiector, I, with its concave side downward, so that when closed, as shown in the right-hand side of Fig. 3, a space will be left at each end between it and the top of the boxilneR, through which the heat may pass out laterally. The box-dues It and the deflectors I, as shown in Fig. 4, are made somewhat shorter than the ilues F, thus leaving at each end a space, f, for the heat to pass up into the iiues F, asindicated by the arrows. By the closing of these dampers or deiiectors a portion of the heat is made to pass laterally through the openings o into the space or flue G underneath the oven, while its passage upward through lines F isretarded, and it is made to pass laterally along thelower portion of'the side walls of the oven, thus most effectually heating the oven in all its parts. The deflectors or dampers I are each provided with a handle, h, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 4, by which they can be opened or closed at will. These box-dues R are made of cast-iron in a single piece, somewhat narrower and shorter than the lues F, in the lower end of which they are secured, as shown, and they have a vertically-projectingiiange, a, at their lower end, as-shown in Fig. 8, the object of which is to serve, in connection with raised lips or flanges on the cone C of the lamps, as a guide for the insertion of the lamps, and also to close the space around the bottom of the lue,so that no Yair can enter,eXcept such as enters through the perforated box or case o, which surrounds the wick-tube below the cone. The top of the stove is provided with the usual holes for kettles, and griddles or covers for the same, these holes being preferably loca-ted as nearly over the iiues F as may be, so that the heat ascending through said fines may operate to the best advantage upon the kettles and their contents. I also provide perforated griddles or plates B, as shown in Fig. 1, which are pro vided on their upper faces with a series of ribs or projections, a, upon which to set a kettle or 4other vessel when it is desired to impartthereto a more gradual heat, the heat passing through the perforations and impinging against the bottom of the vessel, and passing laterally outward through the thin spaces formed by the ribs c between the vessel and IOO the topl of the griddle B. Vhen the oven is not to be used, the deiiectors or dampers I will be opened or turned back, as shown in thelefthand side of Figs. 3 and 4.-, in which case the heat will pass directly upward through the iues F to the kettles at the top.

In order to secure perfect combustion and a circulation ofthe heat, a series of openings, k, are formed in the walls at each end, as shown in Fig. l, to admit air to the burners, and which openings may also extend across the back, if desired. At the top a series of openings, Z, covered with perforated sheet metal or wire-gauze, are made, opening into the flue or space P, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, and on the back side a corresponding series of openings, t, are made, as shown in Fig. 2, for the heat products to pass oft at. The front openings, Z, may be provided with a slide by which they :may be closed partially or entirely, as may be found desirable, and, if desired, the openings t at the back may be provided with acollar, to which a pipe may be secured, and extend to a chimney-flue or out through any suitable opening, so as to convey away any disagreeable smell produced by the burning oil, though this/is not usually found necessary or specially desirable.

In order to produce the desired degree of heat and avoid the necessity of relling the lamps while in use, I make their bodies of a rectangular forni and of a size corresponding to the chamber in which they are located, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, their large flat bodies holding sufficient oil for all ordinary purposes.

In order to enable the most unskilled person to place these lamps in theY exact position required, directly under the box-fines R, and prevent their being misplaced by accident or carelessness, and at the same time prevent the escape of the heat into the open space below, I construct the cone C of the lamp of castiron, with a rlange, i, projecting upward all around its outer edge, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, thc upper edges of the side anges, t', fitting snugly against the lower projecting sides of the box-flue R, as shown in Fig. 3. At its rear end the iiange 'L' is made just enough lower than the sides to enable it, with the lamp, to be shoved in from the front, the sides of the liange t', in connection with the lower projecting end of ue R, thus serving as a guide to direct the lamp to the exact position desired, and also to prevent it from being moved sidewise or displaced after it has been inserted.

It is obvious that instead of the Hanger' iitting outside of the walls of flueA R it may be made to it inside of the same, in which case the {iange would be made of uniform height all around, and the frontlower edge of the boxlue R be cut away suliciently to permit the cone-box to be shoved into place, the one being merely the reverse ot' the' other arrangement and operating `just the same. It will be seen that the liange or box t' which surrounds the cone C makes a close connection with the box-flue R above, and thus prevents the escape ofthe heat laterally into the open space below the ilue G. The top r of the lamp, to which the wick-tubeis connected, I also make of eastiron, and, as shown in Fig. 2, it is provided at one end with a couple of ears or lugs,

c, to which the cone-box t', also provided with similar ears, is hinged, so that the cone-box can be turned up out of the way when necessary to get at the wick for any purpose. This arrangement also prevents the cone-box from being detached and turned end for end when replaced, as it would otherwise beliable to be by the thoughtlessness of servants, and in which case the larnfp could not be properly replaced.

It will be observed that thedoor D of the oven is made double, which serves the twofold purpose of keeping it in shape, so it will shut true and even all around, and also prevents the radiation of heat from the oven. If desired, the back of the oven, and also the outer walls, may in like manner be made double, with an air-space between, though in ordinary practice I do not find this necessary.

rlhese stoves or ranges I propose to make of various sizes and with single or double ovens, in which latter case another line F will be formed centrally between the two ovens, and either one or two additional lamps be used, as circumstances may require, the additional lamp or lamps ofcourse being located under this central iue, the same as in the case of those shown. By this construction I ain enabled to provide a coil-oil stove or range that will answer all the requirements of families, and in which all the operations or" cooking and baking can be carried on simultaneously, thus lessening the time required, and reducing the time that the stove must be kept heated, and which in hot weather is an iniportant consideration.

It is obvious that, if desired, a coil of pipe or a water-back may be arranged within the heat-iiucs and be connected with a waterboiler, the saine as with the ordinary range; but this will be seldom required.

I am aware that a coal-oil stove has been patented in which the cone appears to be secured to the stove instead of to the lamp or burner; and I do not claim any such device or arrangement; but

What I do claim is- 1. The combination, in a coal-oilA stove, of an oven, O, having a vertical heat-flue, F, at each side, and a curved hinged damper or deflector, I, for each flue, with a space at its ends within the flue, whereby when said deliector is `closed the heat from the lamp is caused to rst pass laterally in opposite directions along the sides of the oven at its lower portion, and pass thence from under the ends of the delector up into the iiue above, substantially as described.

2. rlhe lamp L, having a cone, C, provided with the vertically-projeeting lips t', in com- IOO bination with the box-Hue R, provided with R, provided with openings 0 at their inner 1o the downwardly-projecting lips or flanges n, sides and at top and bottom, and having the said parts being constructed and arranged to curved defleetor I hinged thereto, as shown, Operate as described, whereby the lamp, when all being arranged to operate substantially as 5 inserted in the stove, is guided to its position shown and described.

and its displacement is prevented, as set forth. CHRISTOPHER RIESSNER.

3. The Combination, in a coal-oil stove, of Witnesses: the centrally-located oven O, surrounded by CHAS. G. TALOOTT,

the ues 11F, G, and P, and the box-dues W. S. HOLBROOK. 

